Estes Park News

Rocky planning pile burning operations may begin Tuesday

Rocky Mountain National Park officials plan to being buring slash piles along Bear Lake Road as early as Tuesday, weather permitting. (Walt Hester)

Rocky Mountain National Park Fire managers are planning to conduct pile burning in the Glacier Basin Campground area and Bear Lake Road corridor as early as Tuesday morning.

Ignition of the piles is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, March 26 at approximately 9 a.m. if weather and smoke dispersal conditions permit. Ignition in the Glacier Basin area vicinity may occur throughout the week. Please call 970-586-1206 if you have further questions. Thank you.

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